Areas of Focus
- Biomedical applications of novel molecular probes
- Phage infection mechanisms and applications
Work Experience
- 2011–2013 Postdoctoral Fellow: Wuhan University School of Pharmacy, Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery, Ministry of Education
- 2014–2015 Postdoctoral Fellow: Harvard Medical School, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- 2014–2021 Lecturer: Wuhan University School of Pharmacy
- 2022–Present Associate Professor: Wuhan University School of Pharmacy
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2002–2006 Bachelor: Wuhan University, College of Life Sciences, Biotechnology
- 2006–2011 PhD: Wuhan University, College of Life Sciences, Microbiology
- Visiting PhD Student at Ohio State University, Department of Pathology (2010-2011)
Publications
- Simultaneous Photodynamic Eradication of Tooth Biofilm and Tooth Whitening with an Aggregation-Induced Emission Luminogen, Meijia Gu, Susu Jiang, Xiaoyu Xu, Ming-Yu Wu, Chao Chen, Yuncong Yuan, Qingrong Chen, Yidan Sun, Luojia Chen, Chao Shen, Peng Guo, Shujie Liu, Engui Zhao, Shi Chen, Sijie Chen, 2022
- Highly Efficient and Rapid Inactivation of Coronavirus on Non-Metal Hydrophobic Laser-Induced Graphene in Mild Conditions, Libei Huang, Meijia Gu, Zhaoyu Wang, Tsz Wing Tang, Zonglong Zhu, Yuncong Yuan, Dong Wang, Chao Shen, Ben Zhong Tang, Ruquan Ye, 2021
- Molecular Engineering of Laser-Induced Graphene for Potential-Driven Broad-Spectrum Antimicrobial and Antiviral Applications, Meijia Gu, Libei Huang, Zhaoyu Wang, Weihua Guo, Le Cheng, Yuncong Yuan, Zhou Zhou, Liu Hu, Sijie Chen, Chao Shen, Ben Zhong Tang, Ruquan Ye, 2021
- A Membrane-Targeting Photosensitizer with Aggregation-Induced Emission Characteristics for Highly Efficient Photodynamic Combat of Human Coronaviruses, Ming-Yu Wu, Meijia Gu, Jong-Kai Leung, Xinmei Li, Yuncong Yuan, Chao Shen, Lianrong Wang, Engui Zhao, Sijie Chen, 2021
- A Second Near-Infrared Ru(II) Polypyridyl Complex for Synergistic Chemo-Photothermal Therapy, Yishen Liu, Qianqian Li, Meijia Gu, Disheng Lu, Xiaoxing Xiong, Zhiyun Zhang, Yanna Pan, Yuqin Liao, Qihang Ding, Wanxia Gong, Dean Shuailin Chen, Mengting Guan, Junzhu Wu, Zhiquan Tian, Hai Deng, Lijuan Gu, Xuechuan Hong, Yuling Xiao, 2022
- Cloning and characterization of a new BRCA1 variant: A role for BRCT domains in apoptosis, Meijia Gu, Hua Li, Chao Shen, Lin Wu, Wanhong Liu, Lixia Miao, Congyi Zheng, 2010
- Isoquinolinium-based photosensitizers with aggregation-induced emission characteristics for highly efficient photodynamic combat of viruses, Meijia Gu, Ming-Yu Wu, Yuncong Yuan, Po-Yu Ho, Zhou Zhou, Engui Zhao, Chao Shen, Sijie Chen, 2022
- A silver lining in cell line authentication: Short tandem repeat analysis of 1373 cases in China from 2010 to 2019, Meijia Gu, Meimei Yang, Jing He, Sixuan Xia, Zhe Zhang, Yudong Wang, Congyi Zheng, Chao Shen, 2022
- The Biological Applications of Two Aggregation-Induced Emission Luminogens, Meijia Gu, Zixuan Zeng, Mai Xing, Yige Xiong, Zixin Deng, Shi Chen, Lianrong Wang, 2019
- Imaging Macrophage Phagocytosis Using AIE Luminogen-Labeled E.coli, Meijia Gu, Zixuan Zeng, Ming-Yu Wu, Jong-Kai Leung, Engui Zhao, Shidong Wang, Sijie Chen, 2019
- Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Reveals Multiple Pathways and the Tumor Microenvironment Could Lead to Chemotherapy Resistance in Cervical Cancer, Meijia Gu, Ti He, Yuncong Yuan, Suling Duan, Xin Li, Chao Shen, 2021
- Sera Metabolomics Characterization of Patients at Different Stages in Wuhan Identifies Critical Biomarkers of COVID-19, Meijia Gu, Huaqin Pan, Yuncong Yuan, Xuemin Zhou, Luojia Chen, Xingran Wang, Fang Fang, Liu Hu, Yaxuan Xie, Chao Shen, 2022
- Advantages of a 21-loci short tandem repeat method for detection of cross-contamination in human cell lines, Meijia Gu, Jingxuan Liu, Meimei Yang, Mingmin Zhang, Jian Yang, Suling Duan, Xuxu Ding, Jie Liu, Chuguang Chen, Yundian Zeng, Chao Shen, 2020
- Novel cancer cell lines derived from primary breast tumors in Chinese patients, Meijia Gu, Chao Shen, 2018
- Multiplexed detection and the establishment of a novel high-throughput method for human germ cell quality screening based on aggregation-induced emission, Zixuan Zeng, Xiaojiao Ren, Tailang Yin, Xiang Gao, Mengting Tsai, Yi Zhang, Meijia Gu, 2019